IT News
Imphal April 1,
Various Human Rights Defenders from various parts of North East who have participated on North East Consultation on Human Rights, Social Movements and Law strongly condemned the extrajudicial execution of Constable Md. Manjur by Manipur Police in their custody.
Stating in a press released jointly signed by Director of Human Rights Alert Babloo Loitongbam, Director of Human Rights Law Network Manipur Meihoubam Rakesh and Secretary of Committee on Human Rights O. Nutankumar demanded the government of Manipur to hand over the investigation of the extrajudicial execution of constable Md. Manjur Ahmed by Joint Interrogation Cell (JIC) and the escaping of Under Trial Prisoner (UTP) Nando to Central Bureau of Investigation to ensure fair, impartial and just investigation and prosecution of those involved in the cases.
The press statement briefly narrates about the deceased constable Manjur from Yairipok Ningthoumanai where he who used to be one of the police personnel guarding the UTP was put under suspension from March 12 accused for bring connected with the UTP as voice recording was found in one of the mobile phoned seized by police. It further added that UTP had escaped from JN Hospital on March 26 where he was guarded by armed security guards and was lodged in hospital being chained to his bed.
They further stressed that they viewed the escaped could not be possible without the involvement of higher up police officers and added that the interrogation of deceased constable by JIC was intentionally planned to eliminate him as JIC was not legally authorized to interrogate him.
Further they believed that the extrajudicial execution of Md. Manjur Ahmed was to cover up and to prevent any disclosure of police illegal actions that helped in the escaped of UTP by taking advantage of their rank as seniors and not following protocol to avoid any interrogation or prosecution for their wrong doings.
The released further highlighted that extrajudicial executions in Manipur is alarming and also reminded that one Heisnam Sharatkumar Singh of Khordak Mayai Leikai was also died in police custody on February 17 this year.
